Where does “sahalaitainen” come from?

sahalaitainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sahalaita, from Finnish saha, from Old Swedish sagh, from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic sagō, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sahalaitainen (Finnish): saw-toothed, serrated

Definitions

  1. saw-toothed, serrated

Ancestry of “sahalaitainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsahalaitasawtooth
2Finnishsahasaw; sawmill; musical saw
3Old Swedishsaghsaw
4Old Norsesǫgsaw
5Proto-Germanicsagōsaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →